JP7334482B2 - Information management device, terminal device, information processing system, information management program and information processing program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an information management device, a terminal device, an information processing system, an information management program, and an information processing program.

Patent Literature 1 discloses that when a terminal device transmits data to an information management device, it selectively selects and transmits communication between a mobile phone communication network and the Internet based on the type and capacity of the data. ing. Specifically, the object is to provide a portable information device and a line switching method that have a wireless telephone function and realize high-speed wireless communication at low cost. It is designed to switch so that one of them is selectively used, setting the prohibition of receiving data sent through the wireless telephone line, or setting the wireless LAN line to be used when transmitting data. It is possible to set it so that it is used preferentially, and if a wireless LAN line is used when communicating with information equipment on an in-house dedicated line, communication costs can be reduced by the company's system. It is disclosed that a high transfer rate can be achieved with a small number of types of media intervening during data transfer.

JP-A-2003-110751

In the present invention, compared with the case where the information management device receives data from the terminal device through the data communication path determined by the judgment of the terminal device side, the information management device handles the data acquired from the terminal device. , to enable an information management device to acquire data from a terminal device through a more convenient communication path.

The gist of the present invention for achieving this object lies in the following inventions. The "claims" below are the claims as originally filed.
According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided storage means for storing identification information of a terminal device and data acquired from the terminal device in association with each other, and transmission and reception of data between the terminal device and a base station of a mobile phone communication network. a first communication means for communicating in a first communication method, a second communication means for communicating in a second communication method with a larger amount of data that can be communicated than the first communication means, and the terminal device from the terminal device a first data acquisition means for acquiring, using the first communication means, data including the first data acquired in and identification information of the terminal device; and the first data acquired by the first data acquisition means. an instruction transmitting means for transmitting an instruction to transmit data using the second communication method to the terminal device when a change occurs in the information management apparatus.

In the invention of claim 2, the first communication means communicates with a first area, which is a fixed-length data area used in a communication procedure in mobile phone communication between the terminal device and a base station of a mobile phone communication network. data acquired by the terminal device is included in the first area of the second area, which is a variable-length area according to the data that is used in the data communication and transmitted after the communication is established by the procedure; 2. The information management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein data is transmitted and received via said base station using a first communication method for transmission and reception only in said first area.

A third aspect of the invention is the information management apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the second communication means communicates via the Internet with a relay device connected to a communication line protected by a firewall.

According to a fourth aspect of the invention, the second data has a data amount larger than that of the first data, and the instruction transmitting means receives the instruction when it is necessary to obtain data more detailed than the first data. 2. The information management device according to claim 1, which transmits information.

The invention of claim 5 is the information management apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the instruction information includes information indicating a type of information to be acquired by the terminal device.

The invention according to claim 6 is the information management apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the instruction information includes, in addition to the type of information contained in the first data, information indicating a type different from the type. .

The invention of claim 7 is the information management apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the instruction information includes information indicating an interval of data acquisition.

The invention of claim 8 is the information management apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the instruction information includes information indicating a data transmission interval.

The invention according to claim 9 is the information according to claim 4, wherein the instruction transmission means transmits the instruction information when the first data acquired by the first data acquisition means fluctuates under a predetermined condition. It is a management device.

According to the invention of claim 10, data including second data acquired by the terminal device and identification information of the terminal device is transmitted from the terminal device connected to a communication line protected by a firewall to the second communication device. means for obtaining second data, and the instruction transmitting means, when the second data obtained by the second data obtaining means does not meet the predetermined condition, 10. The information management device according to claim 9, which transmits change information for changing from communication via a relay device to communication via a base station.

The invention according to claim 11 is the information management apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the condition is that an interval of acquisition of the first data by the first data acquisition means is longer than a past interval of acquisition. be.

According to the invention of claim 12, the data including the second data acquired by the terminal device and the identification information of the terminal device is transferred from the terminal device connected to the communication line protected by the firewall to the second communication device. The storage means stores the identification information and the information of the user of the terminal device in association with each other, and the second data acquisition means acquires the second data by the second data acquisition means. 2. The information management apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising notification means for notifying the user corresponding to the identification information of the terminal device when data cannot be acquired.

In the thirteenth aspect of the present invention, the notifying means notifies the user corresponding to the identification information of the terminal device when receiving from the terminal device information indicating that communication via the relay device is impossible. 13. The information management device according to claim 12, wherein:

According to the fourteenth aspect of the invention, data handled in mobile phone communication between a terminal device and a base station of a mobile phone communication network has at least two or more areas, and the first area of the areas is the other area. The amount of data is smaller than that of a certain second area, the data acquired by the terminal device is included in the first area, and the base station is operated using a communication method for transmitting and receiving only in the first area. a third communication means for transmitting/receiving data to/from an information management device outside the firewall, a fourth communication means for performing short-range wireless communication with the relay device inside the firewall, and a third data acquisition means for acquiring data. and a fourth data acquisition means for acquiring more data than the data acquired by the third data acquisition means; and when the third communication means receives the instruction information instructing the communication via the relay device from the communication via the base station, the data obtained by the fourth data obtaining means is transferred to the and a control means for controlling transmission to the information management device using a fourth communication means.

According to a fifteenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mobile phone communication between a storage means for storing identification information of a terminal device and data acquired from the terminal device in association with each other, and the terminal device and a base station of a mobile phone communication network. Of the first area, which is a fixed-length data area used in the communication procedure, and the second area, which is a variable-length area used in data communication according to the data to be transmitted after communication is established in the communication procedure, the first data acquired by the terminal device is included in one area, and a first communication means for transmitting and receiving data via the base station using a communication method for transmitting and receiving only in the first area; and a firewall a second communication means for communicating via the Internet with a relay device connected to a communication line protected by said terminal device; first data obtained by said terminal device from said terminal device; first data acquisition means for acquiring data using the first communication means; second data acquired by the terminal device from the terminal device connected to the communication line protected by the firewall; and the terminal device. a second data acquisition means for acquiring data including identification information of a device using the second communication means; and a storage means for storing data acquired by the first data acquisition means or the second data acquisition means and an instruction to transmit instruction information instructing communication via a relay device from communication via a base station to the terminal device using the first communication means. a third communication means for transmitting and receiving data to and from the information management apparatus outside the firewall using the communication method and the base station; and the relay inside the firewall. a fourth communication means for short-range wireless communication with the device; a third data acquisition means for acquiring data; a fourth data acquisition means for acquiring more data than the data acquired by the third data acquisition means; 3 Sending the data acquired by the data acquisition means to the information management device using the third communication means, and instructing the third communication means to switch from communication via the base station to communication via the relay device. and a terminal device having control means for controlling to transmit the data acquired by the fourth data acquisition means to the information management device using the fourth communication means when instruction information to do so is received. processing system.

According to the sixteenth aspect of the invention, there is provided a computer having storage means for storing identification information of a terminal device and data acquired from the terminal device in association with each other, wherein the terminal device and a base station of a mobile phone communication network are connected to each other. a first communication means for communicating by a first communication method for transmitting and receiving data via a second communication means for communicating by a second communication method with a larger amount of data that can be communicated than the first communication means; and the terminal a first data acquisition means for acquiring, from a device, data including first data acquired by the terminal device and identification information of the terminal device, using the first communication means; and the first data acquisition means. It is an information management program for functioning as instruction transmitting means for transmitting an instruction to transmit data using the second communication method to the terminal device when the acquired first data changes.

According to the seventeenth aspect of the invention, data handled by a computer in mobile phone communication between a terminal device and a base station of a mobile phone communication network has at least two or more areas, and the first area among the areas is the other area. The amount of data is smaller than that of the second area which is the area of the first area, the data acquired by the terminal device is included in the first area, and the communication method is used to transmit and receive only the first area. a third communication means for transmitting/receiving data to/from an information management apparatus outside the firewall via a base station; a fourth communication means for performing short-range wireless communication with a relay apparatus inside the firewall; and a third means for acquiring data. data acquisition means; fourth data acquisition means for acquiring more data than the data acquired by the third data acquisition means; data acquired by the fourth data acquiring means when the instruction information transmitted to the information management device and instructing the third communication means to switch from communication via the base station to communication via the relay device; to the information management apparatus using the fourth communication means.

According to the information management device of claim 1, the information management device can efficiently acquire the data to be acquired from the terminal device.

According to the information management device of claim 2, data can be transmitted and received according to the communication procedure in mobile phone communication between the terminal device and the base station of the mobile phone communication network.

According to the information management device of claim 3, it is possible to communicate via the Internet with a relay device connected to a communication line protected by a firewall.

According to the information management device of claim 4, when it is necessary to obtain data more detailed than the first data, communication can be changed to communication via the relay device and the Internet.

According to the information management device of claim 5, it is possible to specify the type of information to be acquired by the terminal device.

According to the information management device of claim 6, it is possible to acquire data of a type different from the first data.

According to the information management device of claim 7, it is possible to specify the data acquisition interval.

According to the information management device of claim 8, the data transmission interval can be specified.

According to the information management device of claim 9, when the first data fluctuates under a predetermined condition, communication can be performed with the relay device via the Internet.

According to the information management device of claim 10, when the second data does not meet the predetermined condition, communication can be changed to communication via the base station.

According to the information management device of claim 11, when the interval of acquisition of the first data becomes longer than the interval of acquisition in the past, communication can be performed with the relay device via the Internet.

According to the information management device of claim 12, it is possible to inform the user that the acquisition of the second data is impossible.

According to the information management device of claim 13, it is possible to inform the user that communication via the relay device is impossible.

According to the terminal device of claim 14, the information management device, which is the data transmission destination, can efficiently handle the data acquired from the terminal device.

According to the information processing system of claim 15, the information management device can efficiently handle the data acquired from the terminal device.

According to the information management program of claim 16, the computer can efficiently acquire data desired to be acquired from the terminal device.

According to the information processing program of claim 17, the information management device, which is the data transmission destination, can efficiently handle the data acquired from the terminal device.

1 is a conceptual module configuration diagram of a configuration example of an embodiment (information management device); FIG. 2 is a conceptual module configuration diagram of a configuration example of the present embodiment (terminal device); FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a system configuration example using this embodiment; FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing an example of processing according to the present embodiment; FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an example data structure of transmission data; FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing an example data structure of a user/terminal device correspondence table; FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an example data structure of a user management table; FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing an example data structure of a terminal device/position correspondence table; FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing an example data structure of a user/measurement data correspondence table; FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an example data structure of an instruction information table; FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an example data structure of device data; 6 is a flow chart showing an example of processing according to the present embodiment; FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing an example data structure of a relay device/position correspondence table; FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an example data structure of a relay device/terminal device pair management table; 6 is a flow chart showing an example of processing according to the present embodiment; 6 is a flow chart showing an example of processing according to the present embodiment; FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing a processing example using Modification 1 of the present embodiment; FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing a processing example using Modification 2 of the present embodiment; It is a block diagram which shows the hardware structural example of the computer which implement|achieves this Embodiment (relay apparatus). It is a block diagram which shows the hardware structural example of the computer which implement|achieves this Embodiment (information management apparatus).

An example of a preferred embodiment for realizing the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 shows a conceptual module configuration diagram of a configuration example of an information management apparatus 100 according to this embodiment.
Note that a module generally refers to a component such as software (including a computer program as an interpretation of “software”) or hardware that can be logically separated. Therefore, modules in this embodiment refer not only to modules in a computer program, but also to modules in a hardware configuration. Therefore, the present embodiment includes a computer program for functioning as those modules (for example, a program for causing a computer to execute each procedure, a program for causing a computer to function as each means, a computer for each It also serves as a description of the program, system and method for realizing the function of However, for the convenience of explanation, the terms "stored", "stored", and equivalent terms are used, but when the embodiment is a computer program, these terms are stored in a storage device or stored in a storage device. It means to control to store in the device. Also, modules may correspond to functions one-to-one. may consist of multiple programs. Also, multiple modules may be executed by one computer, and one module may be executed by multiple computers by computers in a distributed or parallel environment. Note that one module may include other modules. Further, hereinafter, "connection" is used not only for physical connection but also for logical connection (for example, data transfer, instruction, reference relationship between data, login, etc.). The term "predetermined" means that it is determined before the target process, and not only before the process according to the present embodiment starts, but also after the process according to the present embodiment starts. Also, if it is before the target process, it is used including the meaning that it is determined according to the situation/state at that time or according to the situation/state up to that time. When there are multiple "predetermined values", they may be different values, or two or more values ("two or more values" naturally include all values) may be the same. Also, the description "if A, do B" is used in the sense of "judge whether it is A, and if it is judged to be A, do B". However, this excludes the case where it is not necessary to judge whether or not it is A. In addition, when things are listed like "A, B, C", etc., unless otherwise specified, it is an exemplary list, and includes cases where only one of them is selected (for example, only A).
In addition, a system or device is composed of multiple computers, hardware, devices, etc. connected by communication means such as a network ("network" includes one-to-one correspondence communication connection), and also one It also includes cases where it is implemented by a computer, hardware, device, or the like. The terms "apparatus" and "system" are used interchangeably. Of course, "system" does not include what is merely a social "mechanism" (i.e., a social system) that is an artificial arrangement.
In addition, for each process performed by each module or for each process when multiple processes are performed within a module, the target information is read from the storage device, and after the processing is performed, the processing result is written to the storage device. be. Therefore, the description of reading from the storage device before processing and writing to the storage device after processing may be omitted. The storage device here includes a hard disk drive, a RAM (abbreviation for Random Access Memory), an external storage medium, a storage device via a communication line, a register in a CPU (abbreviation for Central Processing Unit), and the like. good too.
In recent years, as a means of wide-area communication for information management devices to acquire data from IoT devices, various LPWA (Low Power, Low Power, Low Power, Low Power, Low Power, Low Power, Low Power, Low Power, Low Power (LPWA)) technologies have been developed that enable communication with lower power consumption and lower bit rates than current mobile phone communication. An abbreviation for Wide Area) has been proposed.
As LPWA, SIGFOX (registered trademark), LoRa (registered trademark), Wi-Fi HaLow, Wi-SUN, NB-IoT, etc. are known, and all of them are short-range wireless such as Bluetooth (registered trademark) (up to several dozen m) is a wireless access communication method that covers a range that cannot be satisfied. All of these require a narrow communication band, and are characterized by low power consumption, low bit rates, and wide coverage.

The information management device 100 of this embodiment has a function of acquiring data transmitted from the terminal device 200 and managing the data. 105 , communication B module 110 , data acquisition A module 115 , data acquisition B module 120 , storage control module 125 , storage module 130 and instruction transmission module 135 .
Between the information management device 100 and the terminal device 200, either (1) a communication method A via a base station of a mobile phone communication network or (2) a communication method B capable of communicating with a relay device via the Internet is selected. It can be carried out. In such a communication environment, the information management device 100 may want to instruct the terminal device 200 to perform any communication. That is, the information management apparatus 100 acquires data from the terminal device 200 through a convenient communication path for handling the data acquired by the terminal device 200 .
The information management apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment instructs the terminal device 200 to change from the communication method A to the communication method B. FIG. Conversely, the information management device 100 instructs the terminal device 200 to change from the communication method B to the communication method A. FIG.
The communication method A is LPWA, and the communication method B is communication using the Internet, which is transmission to the information management apparatus 100 relayed by the edge server. As an example of communication method A, NB-IoT, especially NIDD, will be described below.

Communication A module 105 is connected to data acquisition A module 115 and instruction transmission module 135 . The communication A module 105 has a function of communicating with a counterpart via a base station according to a communication procedure in mobile phone communication between the terminal device 200 and a base station of the mobile phone communication network. This communication procedure includes a first area, which is a fixed-length data area, and a second area, which is a variable-length area according to data to be used in data communication and transmitted after communication is established by the communication procedure. In the first area, the base station manages the position of the terminal device 200 and the base station detects calls from the terminal device 200 by exchanging communication between the base station and the terminal device 200. This is a data area used for control of communication procedures such as the base station issuing a connection request to the terminal device 200 . In the present embodiment, after establishing communication with the first area, which is a fixed-length data area used in the communication procedure in the mobile phone communication between the terminal device 200 and the base station of the mobile phone communication network, the data Data acquired by the terminal device 200 is included in the first area of the second area, which is a variable-length area corresponding to data to be transmitted and used in communication, and only the first area is included. Communication is performed using a mode in which data is transmitted and received via the base station using a communication method for transmission and reception.
The "first area" here is a fixed-length area used in the communication procedure of mobile phone communication and containing control information. For example, mobile phone communication corresponds to the control plane (C-plane). The "second area" is a data area other than the fixed-length area of the control information used in the above-described communication procedure, and is a variable-length data area for storing data to be transmitted after communication is established by the communication procedure. It is an area that contains data used by the user. This data area is an area prepared for data to be transmitted, and although there is an upper limit, it is an area prepared with a greater amount of data than the first area. For example, in mobile phone communication, this corresponds to the user plane (U-plane) containing voice data and packet data.

The "communication method performed by the communication A module 105" operates in a mode in which data is transmitted and received only in the first area, and basically the second area is not used for transmission and reception.
This communication method is a fixed-length data communication with a small amount of data used only for communication procedures, and because the communication band is small and the number of data transmission and reception procedures is small, communication is possible with low power consumption. It can be provided at a lower cost than the communication method of mobile phone communication using the second area, which requires a communication band.
A specific example of this communication method is NIDD (abbreviation for Non-IP Data Delivery) communication.

Note that the communication A module 105 has at least two areas in the data handled in the mobile phone communication between the terminal device 200 and the base station of the mobile phone communication network. The amount of data is smaller than that of the second area, which is an area, the first area contains the data acquired by the terminal device 200, and the base station uses a communication method for transmitting and receiving only the first area. Communication is performed by selecting a mode in which data is transmitted and received via a station, and a mode in which data acquired by the terminal device 200 is included in the second area and communicated by a communication method using the first area and the second area. You may do so. The communication A module 105 can bi-directionally transmit and receive data with the terminal device 200 .

Communication B module 110 is connected to data acquisition B module 120 . The communication B module 110 communicates with the terminal device 200 via a relay device connected to a communication line protected by a firewall and the Internet. Communication between the relay device and the communication B module 110 is performed by the transmission of data from the relay device to the communication B module 110 and the data acquisition by the B module because the relay device is connected to a communication line protected by a firewall. Acquisition of this data is possible. On the other hand, when data is voluntarily transmitted from the communication B module 110 to the relay device, so-called push communication from the communication B module 110 to the relay device cannot be performed because the firewall does not accept this data transmission. The firewall can allow data from the communication B module to pass through with respect to the communication of the response to the communication in which the relay device issues an access request to the information management device 100 via the firewall.

The data acquisition A module 115 is connected with the communication A module 105 and the storage control module 125 . The data acquisition A module 115 acquires data including the first data acquired by the terminal device 200 and the identification information of the terminal device 200 from the terminal device 200 using the communication A module 105 .

The data acquisition B module 120 is connected to the communication B module 110 and the storage control module 125 . The data acquisition B module 120 transmits data including second data and identification information of the terminal device 200 acquired from the terminal device 200 connected to the communication line protected by the firewall to the communication B Obtained using module 110 .

The storage control module 125 is connected to the data acquisition A module 115 , the data acquisition B module 120 and the storage module 130 . The storage control module 125 controls the storage module 130 to store the data acquired by the data acquisition A module 115 or the data acquisition B module 120 . It should be noted that the "data acquired by the data acquisition A module 115 or the data acquisition B module 120" includes the first data acquired by the data acquisition A module 115 and the identification information of the terminal device 200. data, or data including the second data acquired by the data acquisition B module 120 and the identification information of the terminal device 200;

The storage module 130 is connected with the storage control module 125 . The storage module 130 associates and stores the identification information of the terminal device 200 and the data acquired from the terminal device 200 .

The instruction transmission module 135 is connected with the communication A module 105 . The instruction transmission module 135 uses the communication A module 105 to transmit, to the terminal device 200, instruction information that instructs the terminal device 200 to switch from communication via the base station to communication via the relay device. That is, the instruction transmission module 135 instructs the terminal device 200 to change from the communication method A to the communication method B. FIG. The communication method A is used for the communication at that time.

The second data acquired using the communication B module 110 may have a larger amount of data than the first data. Then, the instruction transmission module 135 may transmit instruction information for changing from the communication method A to the communication method B when acquisition of data more detailed than the first data is required. Compared to the first data, the second data is assumed to have more types of data, more detailed data, and a larger amount of data. It is desirable to change the communication method A, which is characterized by a higher rate, to the communication method B, which enables a wider communication band and a higher communication rate.
The instruction information may include information indicating the type of information as the second data to be acquired by the terminal device 200 .
Furthermore, in addition to the type of information included in the first data, the instruction information may include information indicating a type different from that type. In other words, it is designed to transmit data of different types. For example, the terminal device 200 includes a heart rate sensor, acquires the heart rate as the first data, and additionally acquires electrocardiogram information and body temperature information from the respective sensors.
Also, the instruction information may include information indicating an interval at which the terminal device 200 acquires data. The acquisition interval is shortened. For example, this is the case when the heart rate measured once every hour is changed to the measurement every minute.
Also, the instruction information may include information indicating the interval of data transmission by the terminal device 200 . The communication method is changed from the communication method A to the communication method B, and the communication interval is shortened. For example, this corresponds to a case where transmission once a day is changed to transmission every hour.

Also, the instruction information may include information about a relay device with which the terminal device 200 should communicate. Here, the "information about the relay device" is information for connecting the terminal device 200 to the relay device, and includes, for example, the address of the relay device.
A plurality of relay devices are located near the terminal device 200, and even if the terminal device 200 receives connection requests from a plurality of relay devices when connecting to the relay devices, it is possible to select an appropriate relay device.
In this case, when there are a plurality of relay devices in the vicinity of the terminal device 200, the instruction transmission module 135 includes information about the relay device with which the number of the terminal devices 200 already communicating is small in the instruction information. good too.

Also, the instruction information may include the address of the information management device 100 when communicating via the Internet.
The terminal device 200 knows the address of the information management device in the mobile phone communication network, but the address of the information management device 100 in the Internet by the communication method B of the communication B module 110 (for example, URL: abbreviation for Uniform Resource Locator) is Since it is assumed that they do not know, it is necessary to inform them.
However, if the relay device knows the address of the information management device 100 in advance, the relay device may transmit to the terminal device 200 . In that case, the address of the information management device 100 may not be included in the instruction information.

The instruction transmission module 135 may transmit instruction information when the first data acquired by the data acquisition A module 115 fluctuates under a predetermined condition.
The "predetermined condition" may be a case where the amount of data transmitted by the terminal device 200 has increased from the previous communication.
Here, the "data transmission amount" is the data transmission amount within a predetermined period. The amount of data transmission may be the amount of data received by the information management device 100 , or the terminal device 200 may transmit the amount of data transmission to the information management device 100 . For example, the information management device 100 may detect that the amount of data to be transmitted by the terminal device 200 is increasing. It should be noted that, as a cause of an increase in the amount of communication, there is a case where the communication state of the mobile phone communication network is poor and the amount of data to be transmitted at one time becomes large.

Alternatively, the "predetermined condition" may be a case where the first data acquired by the data acquisition A module 115 exceeds a predetermined threshold.
For example, this applies when the heart rate suddenly rises and exceeds a predetermined threshold value. In addition, the value of the normal heart rate, for example, the average heart rate of the user managed by the information management device 100 for a predetermined period in the past, is taken as the normal value, and the difference between this normal value and the value acquired this time exceeds a predetermined threshold.

Alternatively, the "predetermined condition" may be a case where the first data acquired by the data acquisition A module 115 fluctuates in a predetermined pattern.
For example, when the heart rate fluctuates up and down in a short period of time, an abnormality in the data content is detected.

In addition, when the second data acquired by the data acquisition B module 120 no longer meets the above-described predetermined conditions, the instruction transmission module 135 performs data communication that is more detailed or has a larger amount of data than usual. It is also possible to transmit change information for changing from communication via a relay device for communication to communication via a base station for communication with a normal amount of data. That is, the communication method B is changed to the communication method A.
It should be noted that the fact that a predetermined period of time has elapsed after the condition is no longer met may be added to "when the above-mentioned predetermined conditions are no longer met."

Further, as the “predetermined condition”, the condition may be that the interval of acquisition of the first data by the data acquisition A module 115 is longer than the interval of acquisition in the past.
Since it is assumed that the communication condition of the mobile phone communication network will deteriorate, if the communication condition deteriorates, it will be instructed to use the relay device and the Internet instead of using the communication route of the mobile phone communication network. be. Specifically, the communication interval in the communication method A is stored as a log, and if the communication interval is longer than the past (including the immediately preceding) communication method, the communication method is changed from the communication method A to the communication B. It is something that makes However, in this case, the data acquired by the data acquisition B module 120 remains the first data (so-called normal data).

Further, the storage module 130 may store the identification information of the terminal device 200 and the information of the user of the terminal device 200 in association with each other.
Then, when the data acquisition B module 120 cannot acquire the second data, the instruction transmission module 135 may notify the user corresponding to the identification information of the terminal device 200 .
Specifically, when the instruction transmission module 135 receives information from the terminal device 200 indicating that communication via the relay device is impossible, the instruction transmission module 135 notifies the user corresponding to the identification information of the terminal device 200. You may do so.
Further, the instruction transmission module 135 may notify the user corresponding to the identification information of the terminal device 200 when communication by the communication B module 110 is impossible.

FIG. 2 shows a conceptual module configuration diagram of a configuration example of the terminal device 200 according to this embodiment.
The terminal device 200 has a communication a module 205 , a communication b module 210 , a data acquisition a module 215 , a data acquisition b module 220 , a sensor 225 a , a sensor 225 b , a sensor 225 c , a sensor 225 d and a control module 230 .
The terminal device 200 has at least two communication means (a communication method A via a base station and a communication method B via a relay device), acquires data from various sensors 225, and uses the data It is transmitted to the information management apparatus 100 by the communication means. For example, it includes what is called an IoT terminal. Specifically, a portable information communication device that can detect information about the human body (also called biological information, more specifically, body temperature, heart rate information, electrocardiogram information, temperature information, etc. (including mobile phones, smartphones, mobile devices, wearable computers, etc.), communication devices with sensors that detect building conditions (temperature, humidity, distortion of bridges and other structures, etc.) (thermohygrometers, strain gauges, etc.) , communication devices with sensors (thermohygrometers, weather sensors, etc.) that detect weather information (temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure, brightness, ultraviolet rays, noise, etc.).

The communication a module 205 is connected to the data acquisition a module 215 . The communication a module 205 has at least two areas for data handled in mobile phone communication between the terminal device 200 and the base station of the mobile phone communication network. The amount of data is smaller than that of a certain second area, the data acquired by the terminal device 200 is included in the first area, and the base station uses a communication method for transmitting and receiving only in the first area. Data is transmitted/received to/from the information management apparatus 100 outside the firewall.

The communication b module 210 is connected to the data acquisition b module 220 . The communication b module 210 performs short-range wireless communication with the relay device inside the firewall. Then, it communicates with the information management device 100 via the relay device. Examples of short-range wireless communication include Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. Specifically, there are BLE (abbreviation of Bluetooth Low Energy), Wi-Fi-Direct, and the like.
When communication is started by the communication b module 210, information including identification information of the terminal device 200 may be transmitted, and communication may be established with the relay device that received the information.

The data acquisition a module 215 is connected to the communication a module 205, the sensor 225a and the sensor 225b. The data acquisition a module 215 acquires data from the sensor 225 . Then, the acquired data is transmitted to the information management device 100 via the communication a module 205 .

The data acquisition b module 220 is connected to the communication b module 210, the sensor 225a, the sensor 225b, the sensor 225c, and the sensor 225d. The data acquisition b module 220 acquires more data than the data acquisition a module 215 acquires. Then, the acquired data is transmitted to the information management device 100 via the communication b module 210 . As described above, according to the instruction in the instruction information transmitted from the information management apparatus 100, for example, the data acquisition a module 215 may acquire data from more sensors 225 than the sensors 225 from which data is acquired. However, data may be acquired from the sensor 225 at intervals shorter than the interval at which the data acquisition a module 215 acquires data. Then, data is transmitted to the information management apparatus 100 via the communication b module 210 at intervals shorter than the intervals at which the data acquisition a module 215 transmits data to the information management apparatus 100 via the communication a module 205. good too.

The sensor 225 is connected to the data acquisition a module 215 and the data acquisition b module 220 . The sensor 225 detects the state of the object (detection may include the concept of measurement) and passes the detection result to the data acquisition a module 215 or the data acquisition b module 220 . As described above, information about the human body may be detected, building conditions may be detected, and weather information may be detected. One or more sensors 225 may be provided. A heartbeat sensor, a body temperature sensor, an electroencephalogram sensor, a pulse oximeter, and the like are available as the sensor 225 that detects information about the human body.

The control module 230 transmits the data acquired from the sensor 225 by the data acquisition a module 215 to the information management device 100 using the communication a module 205, and the communication a module 205 acquires the relay device from communication via the base station. When receiving the instruction information instructing to perform communication via the data acquisition b module 220, the communication b module 210 is used to transmit the data acquired by the data acquisition b module 210 to the information management apparatus 100. FIG.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a system configuration example using this embodiment.
FIG. 3 shows an example in which the terminal device 200 shown in the example of FIG. 2 is worn by each user 300 and used as a wearable computer that detects information about the human body of the user 300 . This is an example assuming a so-called health care service. The terminal device 200 is also called an IoT device.
The site 350 corresponds to, for example, a room in a company or the like. For example, there is a user 300 who is an employee. There are generally multiple users 300, but they may be one.
A relay device 330 is installed in the base 350 . The relay device 330 has a so-called edge server function. For example, a printer, a multi-function device (an image processing device having two or more functions such as a scanner, a printer, a copier, a facsimile, etc.) may incorporate a relay device. Relay device 330 relays communication between terminal device 200 and information management device 100 via firewall 370 and Internet 360 . Near field communication 340 is used for communication between terminal device 200 and relay device 330 , and Internet communication 365 is used for communication between relay device 330 and information management device 100 . And the relay device 330 is inside the firewall 370 . In other words, although communication from the relay device 330 to the information management device 100 is possible, communication from the information management device 100 to the relay device 330 is restricted.
It is also assumed that the user 300 is within a range where the short-range wireless communication 340 can be performed by the relay device 330 . In other words, it is assumed that the relay device 330 and the terminal device 200 can communicate with each other. The short-range wireless communication 340 is an example of communication performed by the communication b module 210 described above, and the Internet communication 365 is an example of communication performed by the communication B module 110 described above.

The information management device 100 has a function as a management server for information on the human body. Of course, the functions of the information management device 100 may be implemented as a cloud service. For example, from the heart rate information of the user 300, the poor physical condition, fatigue, etc. of the user 300 is detected, and a message is sent to the user 300 or another person (for example, a boss, etc.) using e-mail or the like. may be notified.

The base station 310 is also called a mobile base station, and may be a base station 310 of a telecommunications carrier affiliated with a communication carrier, or may be a so-called independent base station 310 of a non-telecommunications carrier. A terminal device 200 communicates with a base station 310 by LPWA communication 320 . The LPWA communication 320 is a public line and is used for periodic notifications and transmission of small amounts of data. The LPWA communication 320 is an example of communication performed by the communication A module 105 and the communication a module 205 described above. Note that the base station 310 and the information management apparatus 100 may communicate via the Internet communication 365 or via a telephone line. An example of LPWA communication 320 is specifically NIDD communication. It uses only the "control plane" for communication control of mobile phone protocols. In other words, the "user plane" of voice data and packet data is not used. In NIDD communication, IP is not required, the SIM of the terminal device 200 is identified by IMSI information, the amount of communication data is small, power consumption is low, and only the control plane is used. may be used).

Normally, the terminal device 200 communicates with the base station 310 via the LPWA communication 320 and transmits information about the human body of the user 300 to the information management device 100 . It should be noted that the normal time refers to a state in which the information management apparatus 100 does not detect any change in the health of the user 300 . In other words, it is a state in which it is determined that it is not necessary to acquire detailed data from the terminal device 200 . Hereinafter, it is also referred to as normal mode.
The information management device 100 analyzes data transmitted from the terminal device 200 via the base station 310, and transmits detailed data to the terminal device 200 when detecting an abnormality in the health of the user 300. to do so. Hereinafter, it is also referred to as detailed data acquisition mode. It should be noted that this instruction is made through the LPWA communication 320 via the base station 310 . "Health abnormalities" include, for example, a sudden change in physical condition, continuous heavy overtime work, abnormal values in the results of physical examinations, and the like. The information management device 100 may determine "a sudden change in physical condition" based on data acquired in the normal mode. The information management device 100 may judge from the overtime work data acquired from the attendance management device that manages the attendance of the user 300 whether “high overtime work continues”. “There is an abnormal value in the health checkup result” may be determined by the information management device 100 from the data acquired from the health management device that manages the health checkup result of the user 300 . Note that the detailed data is larger in data volume than the data in the normal mode, and is not suitable for the LPWA communication 320. Therefore, the information management device 100 instructs the terminal device 200 to perform communication via the relay device 330 and the Internet 360 .
According to this instruction, terminal device 200 detects detailed data, establishes communication with relay device 330 by short-range wireless communication 340, and transmits detailed data to information management device 100 via relay device 330. make sure to In other words, Internet communication 365 is used for the continuous transmission of large amounts of data or data during changing circumstances.

Then, the information management device 100 analyzes the detailed data from the terminal device 200 transmitted via the relay device 330 and the Internet 360, and when detecting an abnormality in the health of the user 300, as described above, The user 300 or other person is notified of the message using e-mail or the like.
Conversely, when the information management device 100 determines that the measurement data of the user 300 is normal, it instructs the terminal device 200 to change from the detailed data acquisition mode to the normal mode. It should be noted that this instruction is made through the LPWA communication 320 via the base station 310 . Further, in the LPWA communication 320, two-way communication is possible between the terminal device 200 and the information management device 100, and in the Internet communication 365, since the firewall 370 is interposed, basically the terminal device 200 can communicate with the information management device. 100 is one-way communication.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of processing according to this embodiment. It mainly shows an example of processing by the terminal device 200, the relay device 330, the base station 310, and the information management device 100. FIG. Note that the firewall 370 is interposed between the relay device 330 and the information management device 100, as shown in the example of FIG. Note that the LPWA communication 320 will be described using NIDD communication as an example.

In step S402, the terminal device 200 acquires measurement data. Specifically, the terminal device 200 measures biological data such as heart rate and body temperature, and accumulates the measured measurement data.
In step S404a, the terminal device 200 transmits to the base station 310. FIG. Specifically, the terminal device 200 uses NIDD communication (public network for mobile phones) to transmit the accumulated measurement data.
In step S<b>404 b , the terminal device 200 performs periodic transmission to the base station 310 . The periodical transmission interval here is, for example, once to several times a day. Heart rate and body temperature are measured at predetermined intervals (for example, every 10 minutes, every hour, etc.). As data to be transmitted, for example, transmission data 500 including a terminal ID and measurement data is used.
In step S<b>406 , the base station 310 transfers the data received from the terminal device 200 to the information management device 100 . Specifically, the base station 310 receives the measurement data transmitted from the terminal device 200 together with the terminal ID. The base station 310 then transfers the received terminal ID and measurement data to the information management device 100 .

In step S408, the information management apparatus 100 acquires and analyzes data. Specifically, the information management device 100 receives the terminal ID and measurement data transferred from the base station 310 . It then analyzes the received data. As an example of analysis, it is analyzed whether there is any change from the normal state, whether a peculiar pattern is shown, and the like.

In step S410, the information management apparatus 100 determines that detailed data should be acquired when an abnormality is detected from the data. That is, it is determined that the target terminal device 200 is to be changed from the normal mode to the detailed data acquisition mode.
Specifically, when the information management device 100 detects an anomaly from the measurement data, the information management device 100 detects data that is more detailed than the data acquired in the normal mode (specifically, the amount of data is large and the data acquired in the normal mode is It is determined that acquisition of data other than data, data that is acquired frequently) is necessary.
At this time, since the amount of data cannot be acquired by NIDD communication, it is determined that it is necessary to communicate using a communication means other than NIDD communication.
As an example of detailed data, heart rate data may be continuously acquired every 30 seconds, or data other than the data acquired in the normal mode may be acquired, such as electrocardiogram data, body temperature, and respiratory rate. , blood pressure, etc. may be instructed.

In step S412, the information management device 100 transmits to the base station 310 instruction information instructing the terminal device 200 to change to the detailed data acquisition mode. Specifically, the information management device 100 transmits to the terminal device 200 “instruction information for changing to the detailed data acquisition mode and transmitting data using the short-range wireless communication 340”.
In step S414, the base station 310 transmits instruction information instructing the terminal device 200 to change to the detailed data acquisition mode. Specifically, the base station 310 uses the public line network to call the terminal device 200 , and upon establishing communication, transmits the instruction information to the terminal device 200 .
In step S416, the terminal device 200 changes from the normal mode to the detailed data acquisition mode. Specifically, the terminal device 200 performs control to switch from the normal mode to the detailed data measurement mode and transmit the measured data via the short-range wireless communication 340 . The detailed data is for increasing the accuracy of measuring data, increasing the frequency of measurement, acquiring more information, and the like.

In step S<b>418 , the terminal device 200 broadcasts a BLE beacon to discover the relay device 330 .
In step S<b>420 , the terminal device 200 transmits a BLE beacon (terminal ID, terminal address) to the relay device 330 .
Specifically, the terminal device 200 switches the communication line from NIDD to the short-range wireless communication 340 . Therefore, a BLE beacon is broadcast. The beacon advertisement packet contains identification information of the terminal device 200 and information (address and passcode) for connection.

In step S<b>422 , relay device 330 detects a beacon from terminal device 200 and establishes connection by short-range communication based on the terminal address information of terminal device 200 . Specifically, the relay device 330 detects a BLE beacon. A connection request is made to the terminal device 200 based on the identification information of the terminal device 200 . It may be connected by Bluetooth, or may be connected by WiFi-Direct based on the address included in the BLE packet. Processing for performing one-to-one short-range wireless communication 340 with the terminal device 200 is performed.
In step S424, a short-range communication connection (WiFi or Bluetooth) is established between the terminal device 200 and the relay device 330. FIG. Specifically, short-range communication is established between relay device 330 and terminal device 200 . The relay device 330 activates the measurement data collection application of the terminal device 200 .

In step S426, the terminal device 200 acquires detailed measurement data.
In step S<b>428 , the terminal device 200 transmits detailed measurement data to the relay device 330 . Specifically, the terminal device 200 transmits the acquired detailed measurement data to the relay device 330 using the short-range wireless communication 340 .
The short-range wireless communication 340 may maintain a communication state and sequentially transmit detailed data acquired by the terminal device 200, or may transmit detailed data accumulated for a predetermined period each time.

In step S430, relay device 330 transmits detailed measurement data to information management device 100 using the Internet. Specifically, the relay device 330 uploads the detailed measurement data received from the terminal device 200 to the information management device 100 via the Internet 360 . Alternatively, if there is an information management device 100 in the company, it is transmitted to the information management device 100 via the company LAN (including an intranet). It is assumed that the in-house LAN is included in the Internet as a communication infrastructure.

In step S432, the information management device 100 acquires and analyzes the detailed measurement data uploaded by the relay device 330. FIG.
In step S434, the information management apparatus 100 determines that acquisition of detailed data is unnecessary when the result of the analysis is that the information management apparatus 100 is normal. Specifically, this applies when the necessary data can be obtained, or when the situation returns to a state of calm and detailed data monitoring becomes unnecessary.
When the information management apparatus 100 detects an abnormality in the health of the user 300 as a result of the analysis, the information management apparatus 100 notifies the user 300 of a warning message using e-mail or the like.

In step S436, the information management apparatus 100 transmits to the base station 310 instruction information instructing the terminal apparatus 200 to change from the detailed data acquisition mode to the normal mode. Specifically, the information management device 100 transmits an instruction to “change to normal mode” to the terminal device 200 . That is, the base station 310 transmits an instruction to “change to normal mode” to the terminal device 200 via the NIDD communication path.
In step S438, the base station 310 transmits instruction information instructing the terminal device 200 to change to the normal mode.

In step S440, the terminal device 200 changes to normal mode.
In step S<b>442 , the terminal device 200 releases the short-range communication connection with the relay device 330 . Thereafter, steps S402 and S404 are performed.
Specifically, when the instruction information is received, the terminal device 200 changes to the normal mode and cancels the short-range communication with the relay device 330 .

In addition, when the terminal device 200 and the relay device 330 establish a connection, the information management device 100 may recognize that the connection has been established. Therefore, the following processing may be performed.
In steps S418 to S422, the terminal device 200 transmits a beacon, the relay device 330 detects it, and acquires the identification information of the terminal device 200. FIG.
In step S<b>422 , the relay device 330 notifies the information management device 100 of the acquired identification information of the terminal device 200 . At this time, the identification information and address of the relay device 330 may be included.
Upon receiving the notification from the relay device 330, the information management device 100 determines that communication from the terminal device 200 via the relay device 330 is possible, and uses NIDD communication to change the terminal device 200 to the detailed data acquisition mode. to send the instruction information. At this time, the identification information and address of the relay device 330 may be included.
The terminal device 200 starts connection with the relay device 330 with the reception of the instruction information from the information management device 100 as a trigger. At this time, the identification information or address of the relay device 330 may be used to ensure the connection.

If the information management device 100 cannot receive the data that should be transmitted from the relay device 330, it determines that the relay device 330 does not exist near the terminal device 200 or that the connection with the relay device 330 has failed. , the following processing may be performed.
・Using NIDD communication, send an instruction to cancel the transition to detailed data acquisition mode or normal mode.
- E-mail notification is sent to the user 300 wearing the terminal device 200 . The contents of the mail are such as "Move to the place where the relay device 330 is located" and "Report your physical condition to XX by e-mail or telephone".

The terminal device 200 transmits, for example, transmission data 500 to the information management device 100 using LPWA communication 320 .
FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an example data structure of the transmission data 500. As shown in FIG. The transmission data 500 has a terminal device ID column 505 , an acquisition date and time column 510 , and a measurement data A column 515 . In the present embodiment, the terminal device ID column 505 stores information for uniquely identifying the terminal device 200 (specifically, the terminal device ID: an abbreviation for IDentification). The acquisition date and time column 510 stores the date and time when the data was measured (year, month, day, hour, minute, second, less than a second, or a combination thereof). The measurement data A column 515 stores measurement data A. FIG.

In the storage module 130 of the information management device 100, the transmission data 500 received from the terminal device 200, the user/terminal device correspondence table 600 or the user/terminal device correspondence table 650, the user management table 700, the terminal device/position correspondence table 800, the user - Store the measurement data correspondence table 900 and the like, and perform the processing of steps S408, S410, S432, S434 and the like.

The user/terminal device correspondence table 600 or the user/terminal device correspondence table 650 is a table for managing the correspondence between the user 300 and the terminal device 200 . This makes it possible to know who (user 300) the physical condition of the data acquired from the terminal device 200 is, and manage the physical condition of the user 300 .
FIG. 6A is an explanatory diagram showing an example data structure of the user/terminal device correspondence table 600 . The user/terminal device correspondence table 600 has a user ID column 605 and a terminal device ID column 610 . User ID column 605 stores information (specifically, user ID) for uniquely identifying user 300 in this embodiment. The terminal device ID column 610 stores the terminal device ID of the terminal device 200 worn by the user 300 .

When the user 300 carries a plurality of terminal devices 200, the user/terminal device correspondence table 650 may be used.
FIG. 6B is an explanatory diagram showing an example data structure of the user/terminal device correspondence table 650 . The user/terminal device correspondence table 650 has a user ID column 605, a terminal device number column 655, a terminal device ID column 660, and the like. The user ID column 605 stores user IDs. The terminal device number column 655 stores the number of terminal devices 200 attached to the user 300 . Terminal device number column 655 is followed by terminal device ID column 660 by this number. The terminal device ID column 660 stores the terminal device ID associated with the user 300 .

The user management table 700 is a table for managing the terminal device 200 and notification destinations. It manages the contact information when the health abnormality of the user 300 is detected.
FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing an example data structure of the user management table 700. As shown in FIG. The user management table 700 has a user ID column 705 and an email address column 710 . The user ID column 705 stores user IDs. The e-mail address column 710 stores the e-mail address of the user 300 . It should be noted that the address is not limited to the e-mail address, as long as it can be notified to the user. For example, chat, electronic bulletin board, SNS (abbreviation of Social Networking Service) has a communication function, push notification, telephone call by automatic voice response, and the like. For telephone call, for example, Lync (registered trademark) may be used. Also, in addition to the address of the user 300, addresses of, for example, bosses, family members, etc., may be registered as contacts in the event of an abnormality.

The terminal device/position correspondence table 800 is a table for managing the position of the terminal device 200 . In other words, it is also a table for managing the position of the user 300 . Then, it may be used to search for a relay device 330 that is close to the user 300 . Terminal device 200 and relay device 330 form a pair for short-range wireless communication 340 in steps S420, S422, and S424, so terminal device/position correspondence table 800 is not necessarily required.
FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing an example data structure of the terminal device/position correspondence table 800 . The terminal device/position correspondence table 800 has a terminal device ID column 805 and a position information column 810 , and the position information column 810 has a latitude column 812 , a longitude column 814 and an altitude column 816 . The terminal device ID column 805 stores terminal device IDs. The location information column 810 stores the location information of the terminal device 200 . The latitude column 812 stores latitudes. The longitude column 814 stores longitudes. The altitude column 816 stores altitude. For the position information, for example, GPS information may be acquired from the terminal device 200 (or a mobile information terminal such as a smartphone owned by the user 300).

The information management device 100 analyzes the health condition of the user 300 using the user/measurement data correspondence table 900 .
FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing an example data structure of the user/measurement data correspondence table 900 . The user/measurement data correspondence table 900 is generated from the transmission data 500 acquired from the terminal device 200 , the user/terminal device correspondence table 600 , or the user/terminal device correspondence table 650 . The user/measurement data correspondence table 900 has a user ID column 905 , an acquisition date/time column 910 , and a measurement data column 915 . The user ID column 905 stores user IDs. The acquisition date and time column 910 stores the date and time when the measurement data of the user 300 was acquired. The measurement data column 915 stores measurement data for the user 300 .

The information management device 100 transmits the instruction information table 1000 to the terminal device 200 when changing from the normal mode to the detailed data acquisition mode (or when changing from the detailed data acquisition mode to the normal mode). The instruction information table 1000 is an example of instruction information.
FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing an example data structure of the instruction information table 1000. As shown in FIG. The instruction information table 1000 includes a terminal device ID column 1005, an instruction column 1010, an information type column 1015, an information acquisition interval column 1020, an information transmission interval column 1025, a relay device ID column 1030, an information management device address column 1035, and a communication method column. has 1040. The terminal device ID column 1005 sets the terminal device ID of the terminal device 200 that is the instruction destination. An instruction column 1010 sets an instruction. In the instruction column 1010, for example, either (1) an instruction to change from the normal mode to the detailed data acquisition mode or (2) an instruction to change from the detailed data acquisition mode to the normal mode is set. The information type column 1015 sets the information type that the terminal device 200 should acquire. After changing the mode, the type of data to be acquired by the terminal device 200 is specified. For example, heart rate, electrocardiogram information, body temperature information, and the like. More specifically, it may be information specifying the sensor 225 . The acquisition interval column 1020 sets the data acquisition interval after the mode is changed. That is, it is the interval detected by the sensor 225 . A different data acquisition interval may be set for each information type. The transmission interval column 1025 sets the interval at which data is transmitted to the information management apparatus 100 after the mode is changed. In the present embodiment, the relay device ID column 1030 sets information (specifically, relay device ID) for uniquely identifying the relay device. That is, in the case of an instruction to change from the normal mode to the detailed data acquisition mode, the terminal device 200 designates the relay device 330 with which the short-range wireless communication 340 should be performed. The information management device address column 1035 sets the address of the information management device 100 . Specifically, the URL of the information management device 100 is set in the case of an instruction to change from the normal mode to the detailed data acquisition mode (more precisely, in the case of communication using the Internet 360). The communication method column 1040 sets information specifying which communication path to use and what kind of communication protocol to use. A specific communication method may be described, or only information specifying the communication mode set in the terminal device 200 may be described.

The terminal device 200 that has received the instruction to change from the normal mode to the detailed data acquisition mode transmits the device data 1100 to the information management device 100 via the relay device 330 and the Internet 360 . That is, the device data 1100, which is more data than the transmission data 500 transmitted in the normal mode, is transmitted.
FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing an example data structure of the device data 1100. As shown in FIG. The device data 1100 has a terminal device ID column 1105, a data acquisition date and time column 1110, a measurement data A column 1115A, a measurement data B column 1115B, and the like. The terminal device ID column 1105 stores terminal device IDs. The data acquisition date and time column 1110 stores the date and time when the data was measured. The measurement data A column 1115A stores measurement data A. FIG. The measurement data B column 1115B stores measurement data B. FIG. That is, the data of the type specified in the information type column 1015 of the instruction information table 1000 is transmitted. Note that the data acquisition date and time column 1110 may be provided for each piece of measurement data.

An example of processing for setting the relay device ID column 1030 of the instruction information table 1000 transmitted in step S412 will be described.
FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing an example of processing according to this embodiment.
In step S1202, the relay device 330 near the target terminal device 200 is extracted. The relay device 330 may be extracted using the terminal device/location correspondence table 800 and the relay device/location correspondence table 1300 .
In step S1204, it is determined whether or not there are a plurality of relay apparatuses 330 extracted. If there are a plurality of relay apparatuses 330, the process proceeds to step S1206. Otherwise, the process proceeds to step S1210.

In step S1206, the relay device 330 with the smallest number of terminal devices 200 communicating is extracted. This is for specifying the relay device 330 with a light relay processing load. Specifically, the relay device/terminal device pair management table 1400 may be used for extraction.
In step S1208, the instruction information includes the relay device ID of the relay device 330 extracted in step S1206.
In step S1210, the instruction information includes the relay device ID of relay device 330 extracted in step S1202.
Specifically, in steps S1208 and S1210, the relay device ID may be set in the relay device ID column 1030 of the instruction information table 1000. FIG.

FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing an example data structure of the relay device/position correspondence table 1300 . The relay device 330 is also managed using a table similar to the terminal device/position correspondence table 800 . Specifically, the terminal device ID column 805 of the terminal device/position correspondence table 800 is set to the relay device ID.
The relay device/position correspondence table 1300 has a relay device ID column 1305 and a position information column 1310 , and the position information column 1310 has a latitude column 1312 , a longitude column 1314 and an altitude column 1316 . The relay device ID column 1305 stores relay device IDs. The location information column 1310 stores the location information of the relay device 330 . The latitude column 1312 stores latitudes. The longitude column 1314 stores longitudes. The altitude column 1316 stores altitude. Since the relay device 330 is often fixed, the relay device/position correspondence table 1300 may be generated when the relay device 330 is installed.

In step S1206, the relay device/terminal device pair management table 1400 is used to extract the number of communicating terminal devices 200. FIG.
FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram showing an example data structure of the relay device/terminal device pair management table 1400 . The relay device/terminal device pair management table 1400 has a relay device ID column 1405, a terminal device number column 1410, a terminal device ID column 1415, and the like. The relay device ID column 1405 stores the relay device ID of the relay device 330 . The number of terminal devices column 1410 stores the number of terminal devices 200 connected to the relay device 330 by short-range wireless communication 340 . The terminal device ID column 1415 stores the terminal device ID of the terminal device 200 connected to the relay device 330 .

A processing example of step S410 will be described.
FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing an example of processing according to this embodiment.
In step S1502, the measurement data acquired from the terminal device 200 is analyzed.
In step S1504, it is determined whether or not detailed measurement data is necessary. If necessary, the process proceeds to step S1506. Otherwise, the process ends (step S1599).

In step S1506, an instruction information table 1000 for instructing a change to the detailed data acquisition mode is generated. Specifically, an instruction to change from the normal mode to the detailed data acquisition mode is set in the instruction column 1010 of the instruction information table 1000 . In addition, the information type column 1015 and the like are set.
In step S<b>1508 , the command information table 1000 is transmitted to the terminal device 200 using the communication A module 105 .

As the processing in steps S1502 and S1504, for example, the following processing is performed.
(1) The measurement data acquired from the terminal device 200 is compared with a predetermined threshold value, and if an abnormal value is found, it is determined that more detailed measurement data than the measurement data acquired so far is necessary.
(2) When the time-series measurement data group acquired from the terminal device 200 is compared with a predetermined pattern and the pattern is abnormal, it is determined that more detailed measurement data than the measurement data acquired so far is necessary. .
(3) Obtain the transmission volume of the terminal device 200, and determine that detailed measurement data is necessary when the transmission volume is greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold value. The main purpose of this is to change the communication method.

A processing example of step S432 will be described.
FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing an example of processing according to this embodiment.
In step S1602, detailed measurement data acquired from the terminal device 200 is analyzed.
In step S1604, it is determined whether or not the normal mode can be returned to.If yes, the process proceeds to step S1606. Otherwise, the process ends (step S1699).

In step S1606, an instruction information table 1000 for instructing a change to normal mode is generated. Specifically, an instruction to change from the detailed data acquisition mode to the normal mode is set in the instruction column 1010 of the instruction information table 1000 . In addition, the information type column 1015, the communication method column 1040, and the like may be set, and in the case of an instruction to change to the normal mode, the initial state (so-called initialization) may be performed.
In step S<b>1608 , the command information table 1000 is transmitted to the terminal device 200 using the communication A module 105 .

<Modification 1>
As a second communication method, a communication method with a larger amount of data and a wider communication band than the LPWA communication 320 via the base station 310 may be adopted.
An example shown in FIG. 17 will be used for explanation. FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram showing a processing example using Modification 1 of the present embodiment.
When changing from the normal mode to the detailed data acquisition mode, the information management device 100 performs the following processing.
(1) As a second communication method, communication using a public line of mobile phone communication 1720 is permitted.
(2) The target terminal device 200 is instructed to transmit the data acquired in the detailed data acquisition mode using the mobile phone communication 1720 via the first communication method.
This process is performed when the information management apparatus 100 determines that the detailed data should be acquired immediately through the mobile phone communication 1720 even if the communication cost is high.
Note that the mobile phone communication 1720 is communication excluding the LPWA communication 320, has a larger capacity than the LPWA communication 320, and uses the “user plane” of voice data and packet data.

A more detailed description will be given.
The information management device 100 manages the user 300 and usage contract information related to the line to which the user 300 has a contract. When the information management device 100 determines that the data acquired from the terminal device 200 should change the operation of the terminal device 200 from the normal mode to the detailed data acquisition mode based on a predetermined condition, the information management device 100: Along with the change to the detailed data acquisition mode, an instruction is given to change the communication method B to the mobile phone communication 1720 using the public line of the mobile phone.
This determination is made based on the usage contract information regarding the line to which the user 300 has made a contract, and the information management device 100 makes this decision only when a high-capacity, high-speed mobile phone can be used, although the communication cost is higher. You can make a decision.

When the communication method A is the LPWA communication 320, the power consumption is low, the amount of data that can be communicated is small, and the communication band is narrow, but the cost is low. However, when the data obtained from the terminal device 200 exceeds a predetermined threshold value or fluctuates in a predetermined pattern, and when it is determined that more detailed data should be obtained, the communication method B is selected as the communication method. Using the communication method A, the terminal device 200 is instructed to use a communication means (mobile phone communication 1720 in the example of FIG. 17) that has a larger capacity and a higher speed than A.
Communication method B may be communication via the same base station 310 as communication method A, but is communication over a public line of a mobile phone with a larger capacity and higher speed. When the communication method A is NIDD, the terminal device 200 transmits the acquired data to the information management device 100 via the base station 310 using the user plane.

<Modification 2>
As a second communication method, a communication method with a larger amount of data and a wider communication band than the LPWA communication 320 via the base station 310 may be adopted.
An example shown in FIG. 18 will be used for explanation. FIG. 18 is an explanatory diagram showing a processing example using Modification 2 of the present embodiment.
When changing from the normal mode to the detailed data acquisition mode, the information management device 100 performs the following processing. Note that this change to the detailed data acquisition mode is performed when transmission via the relay device 330 as the second communication method is instructed but reception is not possible.
(1) As a second communication method, communication using a public line of mobile phone communication 1720 is permitted.
(2) The target terminal device 200 is instructed to transmit the data acquired in the detailed data acquisition mode using the mobile phone communication 1720 via the first communication method.

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After transmitting the instruction to change the detailed data acquisition mode and communication method B to the terminal device 200, the information management device 100 detects that the relay device 330 does not exist near the terminal device 200 or fails to connect to the relay device 330. If data is not received by the communication method B after a predetermined period of time has passed, or if a notification is received from the terminal device 200 that communication by the communication method B is not possible, the information management device 100 As the second communication method B, an instruction is given to change to communication using the public line of the mobile phone. Note that the “notification from terminal device 200 that communication by communication method B is not possible” is performed by communication using LPWA communication 320 .
This judgment is made by the information management device 100 based on the usage contract information on the line to which the user 300 has a contract, and only when it is possible to use a high-capacity, high-speed mobile phone, although the cost is higher. You may make it

When the communication method A is the LPWA communication 320, the power consumption is low, the amount of data that can be communicated is small, and the communication band is narrow, but the cost is low. However, when the data obtained from the terminal device 200 exceeds a predetermined threshold value or fluctuates in a predetermined pattern, and when it is determined that more detailed data should be obtained, the communication method B is selected as the communication method. Using communication method A, terminal device 200 is instructed to use a higher-speed communication means with a larger capacity than A. Note that the high-speed communication means in this instruction is communication by Internet communication 365 via relay device 330 . If data cannot be received from the terminal device 200 by "communication by the Internet communication 365 via the relay device 330" in spite of the instruction, the mobile phone communication is performed as the communication method B. It instructs to perform communication using 1720. As a matter of course, this instruction is made by communication using LPWA communication 320 .
Communication method B may be communication via the same base station 310 as communication method A, but is communication over a public line of a mobile phone with a larger capacity and higher speed. When the communication method A is NIDD, the terminal device 200 transmits the acquired data to the information management device 100 via the base station 310 using the user plane.

A hardware configuration example of the relay device 330 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The configuration shown in FIG. 19 is configured by, for example, a personal computer or the like, and shows an example of hardware configuration including a data reading unit 1917 such as a scanner and a data output unit 1918 such as a printer.

A CPU (abbreviation for Central Processing Unit) 1901 executes processing according to a computer program describing an execution sequence for functioning as the various modules described in the above-described embodiments, that is, the relay apparatus 330. It is the control unit.

A ROM (abbreviation of Read Only Memory) 1902 stores programs and operation parameters used by the CPU 1901 . A RAM (abbreviation for Random Access Memory) 1903 stores programs used in the execution of the CPU 1901, parameters that change as appropriate during the execution, and the like. These are interconnected by a host bus 1904 comprising a CPU bus or the like.

The host bus 1904 is connected via a bridge 1905 to an external bus 1906 such as a PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect/Interface) bus.

A keyboard 1908 and a pointing device 1909 such as a mouse are devices operated by an operator. A display 1910 is a liquid crystal display device, a CRT (abbreviation for Cathode Ray Tube), or the like, and displays various information as text or image information. Alternatively, a touch screen or the like having both functions of the pointing device 1909 and the display 1910 may be used. In that case, a keyboard (also called a software keyboard, a screen keyboard, or the like) is drawn by software on a screen (for example, a touch screen) without being physically connected like the keyboard 1908 to realize the function of the keyboard. may be used to realize the function of the keyboard.

An HDD (abbreviation for Hard Disk Drive) 1911 incorporates a hard disk (a flash memory or the like may be used in addition to the hard disk), drives the hard disk, and records or reproduces programs and information executed by the CPU 1901 . Various data for communication as the relay device 330, various computer programs, etc. are stored.

The drive 1912 reads data or programs recorded on a removable recording medium 1913 such as a magnetic disk, optical disk, magneto-optical disk, or semiconductor memory, and transfers the data or programs to the interface 1907 and the external bus 1906. , bridge 1905 , and RAM 1903 connected via host bus 1904 . Note that the removable recording medium 1913 can also be used as a data recording area.

A connection port 1914 is a port for connecting an external connection device 1915, and has a connection unit for USB, IEEE1394, or the like. The connection port 1914 is connected to the CPU 1901 and the like via the interface 1907, the external bus 1906, the bridge 1905, the host bus 1904 and the like. The communication unit 1916 is connected to a communication line and executes data communication processing with the outside. Specifically, it performs pair establishment and communication with the terminal device 200 by short-range wireless communication 340 and communication with the information management device 100 by the Internet 360 . A data reading unit 1917 is, for example, a scanner, and executes document reading processing. A data output unit 1918 is, for example, a printer, and executes document data output processing.

20, the hardware configuration of the computer on which the program as the information management apparatus 100 of the present embodiment is executed is a general computer, specifically a personal computer and a server. computer, etc. That is, as a specific example, a CPU 2001 is used as a processing unit (calculating unit), and a RAM 2002, ROM 2003, and HDD 2004 are used as storage devices. As the HDD 2004, for example, an HDD (abbreviation for Hard Disk Drive), an SSD (abbreviation for Solid State Drive) which is a flash memory, or the like may be used. A CPU 2001 that executes programs such as the communication A module 105, the communication B module 110, the data acquisition A module 115, the data acquisition B module 120, the storage control module 125, the instruction transmission module 135, etc.; the RAM 2002 that stores the programs and data; A ROM 2003 storing programs and the like for activating the computer, an HDD 2004 serving as an auxiliary storage device having functions as a storage module 130 and the like, a keyboard, a mouse, a touch screen, a microphone, and a camera (such as a line-of-sight detection camera). A receiving device 2006 that receives data based on the user's operation (including motion, voice, line of sight, etc.), an output device 2005 such as a CRT, liquid crystal display, speaker, etc., and a communication network such as a network interface card It comprises a communication line interface 2007 for connection and a bus 2008 for connecting them to exchange data. A plurality of these computers may be connected to each other via a network.

Of the above-described embodiments, with respect to the computer program, a computer program, which is software, is loaded into the system of this hardware configuration, and the software and hardware resources cooperate to perform the above-described embodiment. is realized.
The hardware configurations shown in FIGS. 19 and 20 show one configuration example, and the present embodiment is not limited to the configurations shown in FIGS. can be executed. For example, some modules may be configured with dedicated hardware (for example, an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a reconfigurable integrated circuit (field-programmable gate array: FPGA), etc.). , some of the modules may be in an external system and connected by communication lines, or a plurality of systems shown in FIGS. 19 and 20 may be connected by communication lines and cooperate with each other good. In addition to personal computers, it is especially embedded in portable information communication devices (including mobile phones, smartphones, mobile devices, wearable computers, etc.), information appliances, robots, copiers, faxes, scanners, printers, multifunction devices, etc. may

The program described above may be stored in a recording medium and provided, or the program may be provided by communication means. In that case, for example, the program described above may be regarded as an invention of "a computer-readable recording medium on which the program is recorded."
"Program-recorded computer-readable recording medium" refers to a computer-readable recording medium recording a program, which is used for program installation, execution, program distribution, and the like.
As a recording medium, for example, a digital versatile disc (DVD), which is a standard established by the DVD Forum, "DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-RAM, etc." Standard "DVD + R, DVD + RW, etc.", compact disc (CD), read-only memory (CD-ROM), CD recordable (CD-R), CD rewritable (CD-RW), Blu-ray disc ( Blu-ray (registered trademark) Disc), magneto-optical disk (MO), flexible disk (FD), magnetic tape, hard disk, read-only memory (ROM), electrically erasable and rewritable read-only memory (EEPROM (registered trademark) )), flash memory, random access memory (RAM), SD (abbreviation for Secure Digital) memory card, and the like.
Then, the whole or part of the program may be recorded on the recording medium and stored or distributed. Also, by communication, for example, a wired network used for a local area network (LAN), a metropolitan area network (MAN), a wide area network (WAN), the Internet, an intranet, an extranet, etc., or a wireless communication. It may be transmitted using a transmission medium such as a network or a combination thereof, or may be carried on a carrier wave.
Furthermore, the program may be part or all of another program, or may be recorded on a recording medium together with a separate program. Moreover, it may be divided and recorded on a plurality of recording media. Also, it may be recorded in any form, such as compression or encryption, as long as it can be restored.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100... Information management apparatus 105... Communication A module 110... Communication B module 115... Data acquisition A module 120... Data acquisition B module 125... Storage control module 130... Storage module 135... Instruction transmission module 200... Terminal device 205... Communication a module 210... Communication b module 215... Data acquisition a module 220... Data acquisition b module 225... Sensor 230... Control module 300... User 310... Base station 320... LPWA communication 330... Relay device 340... Near field wireless communication 350... Base 365... Internet communication 360 Internet 370 firewall

Claims (21)

a storage means for storing identification information of a terminal device and data acquired from the terminal device in association with each other;
a first communication means for communicating with the terminal device in a first communication method for transmitting and receiving data via a base station of a mobile phone communication network;
a second communication means for communicating by a second communication method with a larger amount of data that can be communicated than the first communication means;
a first data acquisition means for acquiring, from the terminal device, data including first data acquired by the terminal device and identification information of the terminal device, using the first communication means;
an instruction transmission means for transmitting an instruction to transmit data using the second communication method to the terminal device when a change occurs in the first data acquired by the first data acquisition means ;
The first communication means transmits data after establishing communication with a first area, which is a fixed-length data area used in a communication procedure in mobile phone communication between the terminal device and a base station of a mobile phone communication network, according to the communication procedure. Data acquired by the terminal device is included in the first area of the second area, which is a variable-length area corresponding to data to be transmitted and used in communication, and transmission/reception is performed only in the first area. Transmitting and receiving data via the base station using a first communication method that performs
Information management device. The first communication method performed by the first communication means is LPWA (abbreviation for Low Power, Wide Area),
The information management device according to claim 1. The communication means communicates via the Internet with a relay device connected to a communication line protected by a firewall.
The information management device according to claim 1 or 2. the second data has a larger amount of data than the first data;
The instruction transmission means transmits the instruction information when acquisition of data more detailed than the first data is required.
The information management device according to claim 1. The instruction information includes information indicating the type of information to be acquired by the terminal device,
The information management device according to claim 4. The instruction information includes, in addition to the type of information included in the first data, information indicating a type different from the type,
The information management device according to claim 5. The instruction information includes information indicating an interval of data acquisition,
The information management device according to claim 4. The instruction information includes information indicating data transmission intervals,
The information management device according to claim 4. The instruction transmission means transmits the instruction information when the first data acquired by the first data acquisition means fluctuates under a predetermined condition.
The information management device according to claim 4. acquiring, by using the second communication means, data including second data acquired by the terminal device and identification information of the terminal device, from the terminal device connected to a communication line protected by a firewall; 2 data acquisition means,
When the second data acquired by the second data acquisition means no longer meets the predetermined condition, the instruction transmission means changes the communication through the relay device to the communication through the base station. send change information to change to,
The information management device according to claim 9. As the condition, the interval of acquisition of the first data by the first data acquisition means is longer than the interval of acquisition in the past,
The information management device according to claim 9. acquiring, by using the second communication means, data including second data acquired by the terminal device and identification information of the terminal device, from the terminal device connected to a communication line protected by a firewall; 2 data acquisition means,
the storage means associates and stores the identification information and the information of the user of the terminal device;
2. The information management apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising notifying means for notifying a user corresponding to the identification information of the terminal device when the second data obtaining means cannot obtain the second data. When the notification means receives information indicating that communication via the relay device is impossible from the terminal device, the notification means notifies the user corresponding to the identification information of the terminal device.
The information management device according to claim 12. Data handled in mobile phone communication between a terminal device and a base station of a mobile phone communication network has at least two or more areas, and the first area is smaller than the second area, which is the other area. The amount of data, the data acquired by the terminal device is included in the first area, and information outside the firewall is transmitted via the base station using a communication method that transmits and receives only in the first area a third communication means for transmitting and receiving data to and from the management device;
a fourth communication means for short-range wireless communication with a relay device in the firewall;
a third data acquisition means for acquiring data;
a fourth data acquisition means for acquiring more data than the data acquired by the third data acquisition means;
The data acquired by the third data acquisition means is transmitted to the information management device using the third communication means, and the third communication means performs communication via a relay device from communication via a base station. and a control means for controlling the data acquired by the fourth data acquisition means to be transmitted to the information management device using the fourth communication means when instruction information for instructing is received. a storage means for storing identification information of a terminal device and data acquired from the terminal device in association with each other;
Used in data communication and transmitted after establishing communication with a first area, which is a fixed-length data area used in a communication procedure in mobile phone communication between the terminal device and a base station of a mobile phone communication network. Data acquired by the terminal device is included in the first area of the second area, which is a variable-length area corresponding to data, and a communication method is used in which only the first area is used for transmission/reception. a first communication means for transmitting and receiving data via the base station;
a second communication means for communicating via the Internet with a relay device connected to a communication line protected by a firewall;
a first data acquisition means for acquiring, from the terminal device, data including first data acquired by the terminal device and identification information of the terminal device, using the first communication means;
Using the second communication means, data including second data obtained by the terminal device and identification information of the terminal device is obtained from the terminal device connected to the communication line protected by the firewall. a second data acquisition means;
storage control means for controlling the data acquired by the first data acquisition means or the second data acquisition means to be stored in the storage means;
an information management device comprising: an instruction transmission means for transmitting instruction information instructing communication via a relay device from communication via a base station to the terminal device using the first communication means;
a third communication means for transmitting and receiving data to and from the information management device outside the firewall via the base station using the communication method;
a fourth communication means for performing short-range wireless communication with the relay device inside the firewall;
a third data acquisition means for acquiring data;
a fourth data acquisition means for acquiring more data than the data acquired by the third data acquisition means;
The data acquired by the third data acquisition means is transmitted to the information management device using the third communication means, and the third communication means performs communication via a relay device from communication via a base station. and a control means for controlling the data acquired by the fourth data acquisition means to be transmitted to the information management device using the fourth communication means when instruction information for instructing is received. information processing system. A computer having storage means for storing identification information of a terminal device and data obtained from the terminal device in association with each other,
a first communication means for communicating with the terminal device in a first communication method for transmitting and receiving data via a base station of a mobile phone communication network;
a second communication means for communicating by a second communication method with a larger amount of data that can be communicated than the first communication means;
a first data acquisition means for acquiring, from the terminal device, data including first data acquired by the terminal device and identification information of the terminal device, using the first communication means;
functioning as an instruction transmission means for transmitting an instruction to transmit data using the second communication method to the terminal device when the first data acquired by the first data acquisition means changes ;
The first communication means transmits data after establishing communication with a first area, which is a fixed-length data area used in a communication procedure in mobile phone communication between the terminal device and a base station of a mobile phone communication network, according to the communication procedure. Data acquired by the terminal device is included in the first area of the second area, which is a variable-length area corresponding to data to be transmitted and used in communication, and transmission/reception is performed only in the first area. Transmitting and receiving data via the base station using a first communication method that performs
Information management program. the computer,
Data handled in mobile phone communication between a terminal device and a base station of a mobile phone communication network has at least two or more areas, and the first area is smaller than the second area, which is the other area. The amount of data, the data acquired by the terminal device is included in the first area, and information outside the firewall is transmitted via the base station using a communication method that transmits and receives only in the first area a third communication means for transmitting and receiving data to and from the management device;
a fourth communication means for short-range wireless communication with a relay device in the firewall;
a third data acquisition means for acquiring data;
a fourth data acquisition means for acquiring more data than the data acquired by the third data acquisition means;
The data acquired by the third data acquisition means is transmitted to the information management device using the third communication means, and the third communication means performs communication via a relay device from communication via a base station. Information for functioning as control means for controlling transmission of the data acquired by the fourth data acquisition means to the information management device using the fourth communication means when instruction information for instructing to processing program. a storage means for storing identification information of a terminal device and data acquired from the terminal device in association with each other;
Used in data communication and transmitted after establishing communication with a first area, which is a fixed-length data area used in a communication procedure in mobile phone communication between the terminal device and a base station of a mobile phone communication network. Data acquired by the terminal device is included in the first area of the second area, which is a variable-length area corresponding to data, and a communication method is used in which only the first area is used for transmission/reception. a first communication means for transmitting and receiving data via the base station;
a second communication means for communicating via the Internet with a relay device connected to a communication line protected by a firewall;
a first data acquisition means for acquiring, from the terminal device, data including first data acquired by the terminal device and identification information of the terminal device, using the first communication means;
Using the second communication means, data including second data obtained by the terminal device and identification information of the terminal device is obtained from the terminal device connected to the communication line protected by the firewall. a second data acquisition means;
storage control means for controlling the data acquired by the first data acquisition means or the second data acquisition means to be stored in the storage means;
an instruction transmission means for transmitting instruction information instructing communication via a relay device from communication via a base station to the terminal device using the first communication means ,
The first communication means transmits data after establishing communication with a first area, which is a fixed-length data area used in a communication procedure in mobile phone communication between the terminal device and a base station of a mobile phone communication network, according to the communication procedure. Data acquired by the terminal device is included in the first area of the second area, which is a variable-length area corresponding to data to be transmitted and used in communication, and transmission/reception is performed only in the first area. Transmitting and receiving data via the base station using a first communication method that performs
an information management device;
a third communication means for transmitting and receiving data to and from the information management device outside the firewall via the base station using the communication method;
a fourth communication means for performing short-range wireless communication with the relay device inside the firewall;
a third data acquisition means for acquiring data;
a fourth data acquisition means for acquiring more data than the data acquired by the third data acquisition means;
The data acquired by the third data acquisition means is transmitted to the information management device using the third communication means, and the third communication means performs communication via a relay device from communication via a base station. and a control means for controlling the data acquired by the fourth data acquisition means to be transmitted to the information management device using the fourth communication means when instruction information for instructing is received. information processing system. The first communication method performed by the first communication means is NIDD (abbreviation for Non-IP Data Delivery),
The information management device according to any one of claims 1, 3 to 13. The communication method performed by the third communication means is LPWA (abbreviation for Low Power, Wide Area),
The information management device according to claim 14. The communication method performed by the third communication means is NIDD (abbreviation for Non-IP Data Delivery),
The information management device according to claim 14.

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